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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *furhiją (“forest of firs”), from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- (“tree, oak, fir”). Cognate with Old High German forst (“pine wood, pine forest”), Old English fyrhþ (“wooded country”). More at forest.
Noun
fýri n
- forest of fir trees, coniferous forest
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